Quotes by Eric Greitens

About Eric Greitens:

Eric Robert Greitens is a nonprofit leader, author, speaker, and United States Navy SEAL who lives in St. Louis, Missouri. He is a former Truman Scholar and Rhodes Scholar and the founder of the nonprofit The Mission Continues, which encourages veterans to volunteer for community service. TIME magazine awarded Greitens with the number twelve spot under its 100 Most Influential People in the World in April 2013, and Fortune Magazine identified him as one of the 50 greatest leaders in the world.
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I thought buying at the local market would be an excellent way to build positive relationships with the local villagers.

Eric Greitens

Take care of your people" is one of the principle lessons of military leadership. If we take care of our people on deployment, why should that change when we come home?

Eric Greitens

If people can live through genocide and retain compassion, if they can take strength in pain, if they are able, still, to laugh, then certainly we can learn something from them.

Eric Greitens

Whatever my limited knowledge, I tried to make up for it with energy.

Eric Greitens

In the name of "force protection," the military often rolls up windows, builds walls, and points rifles at the outside world. The best force protection, however, is to be surrounded by friends and allies.

Eric Greitens

Our relations seemed poor to me, and I wasn't surprised that the US intelligence picture in the Horn of Africa was weak. Much of what I read consisted of recycled news headlines repackaged as intelligence. Real, valuable intelligence only came from r...

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Life is short. Life is uncertain. But we know that we have today. And we have each other. I believe that for each of us, there is a place on the frontlines.

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Alone, human beings can feel hunger. Alone, we can feel cold. Alone, we can feel pain. To feel poor, however, is something we do only in comparison to others.

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Warriors are warriors not because of their strengh, but because of their ability strengh to good purpose

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Often, your mentors are already in your life; you just haven’t yet found a way to learn from them.

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Author Bio

  • NameEric Greitens
  • DescriptionRecipient of the Purple Heart medal
  • BornApril 10, 1974
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • AwardsBronze Star Medal; Purple Heart